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The arrests of three men over terror offences are linked to an investigation into threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the BBC has learned.
The threats, also against former prime minister Tony Blair, were made in January on a recognised jihadi website.
The group posting the statement called itself "Al Qaeda in Britain" and demanded the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The men were arrested at Manchester Airport and in Accrington, Lancashire.
Originally posted by Wotan
Bugger!!
Why the hell were they stopped. They could have done the UK a big favour.
Originally posted by Ste2652
Tongue-in-cheek remarks aside, I wonder what the credibility of this threat was. Was it just a few posts on some Islamic fundamentalist website, or was there a serious and clear threat emerging?
Whether you love or loathe a particular Prime Minister, they surely have the right to do the job without being killed. I think even those who disliked Margaret Thatcher or John Major were outraged when the IRA tried to assassinate them; the way to get rid of a politician you dislike is through the ballot box, not the bomb.
Originally posted by billyjoinedat2k8
Originally posted by Wotan
Bugger!!
Why the hell were they stopped. They could have done the UK a big favour.
I hope you dont mean why didnt they let the terrorists do what they wanted to do if you did then why the hell would you want innocent Britons to die
why are theyre terrorists in the world anyway why in the world would you want to kill another person anyway what the hell is wrong with you if you want to iill another person.
Look folks, the UK Government are to BLAME for this.
Why do i say that? they are soft on terrorists thats why.
Inside the Metropitan Police (London) They have a terror trained Wahhabist officer.
They KNOW this, yet they fear sacking him for 'race relations'.
Secret service agents are said to be monitoring the suspects, who work at different London police stations. A Yard spokesman said: "All police officers and police staff, upon joining the Metropolitan Police Service and during their careers undergo a range of security checks.
"These are robust and vary accordingly to the type and sensitivity of the individual postings.
"We take matters of security very seriously and if any issues arise about individuals, they may be subject to further assessment.
"This could lead to restrictions being put in place relating to where an individual may work within the organisation or could lead to their dismissal."
"If there are people within the police force feeding information to terror groups this needs to be stopped.
"Since the names came to light there has been a non-stop effort to find out everything about their backgrounds."